State Dept cable 1974-118044

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CONFIDENTIAL

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ACTION SS-30

INFO OCT-01 ISO-OO SSO-OO NSCE-00 /031 W

053355

O271504Z JUN 74

FM AMEMBASSY SANTIAGO

TO SECSTATE WASHDC IMMEDIATE 9157

CONFIDENTIAL SANTIAGO 3749

EXDIS

E.O. 11652: GDS
TAGS: EIND, Cl
SUBJECT: ANACONDA

REF: STATE 138029

1. PRIOR RECEIPT REFTEL, BILGORE TELEPHONED DCM EVENING JUNE 26
TO EXPRESS APPRECIATION FOR EMBASSY ASSISTANCE AND TO REPORT
FOLLOWING:

2. ATMOSPHERE CONTINUES GOOD, WITH ALL PARTIES CONGENIAL.

PROGRESS HAS BEEN MADE. ANACONDA REPRESENTATIVES DEPARTING
SANTIAGO THURSDAY MORNING, JUNE 27. ANACONDA NEW YORK
MAKING APPOINTMENTS FOR THEM TO SEE DEPUTY ASSISTANT SECRETARY
SHLAUDEMAN, OPIC, AND TREASURY ON MONDAY, JULY 1.

3. DCM ASKED BILGORE POINT-BLANK WHETHER ANACONDA CARRYING
BACK A PROPOSAL FOR CONSIDERATION. BILGORE SAID THEY WERE.

ASKED WHETHER THEY WOULD BE PRESENTING THIS TO THE ANACONDA BOARD
AT ITS REGULAR MEETING NEXT WEEK, BILGORE SAID NOT AT THAT MEETING
AND THAT IT MIGHT BE NECESSARY FOR ANACONDA REPS TO RETURN TO
SANTIAGO.

4. WE ATTEMPTED REACH QUIGLEY THIS MORNING, JUNE 27, PER
REFTEL, BUT GROUP HAD ALREADY DEPARTED.

5. COMMENT: IT IS OUR IMPRESSION THAT ANACONDA REPS, BOTH

IN THIS TELEPHONE CONVERSATION AND IN OUR TWO-HOUR MEETING ON
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FACT, IN LAST TELEPHONE CONVERSATION, BILGORE REMARKED RATHER
APOLOGETICALLY THAT WE WOULD UNDERSTAND IF ANACONDA HAS TO BE "A
LITTLE

CAGEY" AT THIS STAGE. IT IS OUR IMPRESSION THAT SAEZ HAS GIVEN
ANACONDA A GOC OFFER WHICH QUIGLEY CONSIDERING SERIOUSLY BUT
WHICH HE CHOOSES DISCUSS IN DETAIL ONLY IN WASHINGTON, IF THEN.

POPPER

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Automatic Decaptioning: Z
Capture Date: 01 JAN 1994
Channel Indicators: n/a
Current Classification: UNCLASSIFIED

Concepts: COPPER, FOREIGN POLICY POSITION, BUSINESS FIRMS, NEGOTIATIONS

Control Number: n/a
Copy: SINGLE
Draft Date: 27 JUN 1974
Decaption Date: 28 MAY 2004
Decaption Note: 25 YEAR REVIEW
Disposition Action: RELEASED
Disposition Approved on Date:

Disposition Authority: BoyleJA
Disposition Case Number: n/a
Disposition Comment: 25 YEAR REVIEW
Disposition Date: 28 MAY 2004
Disposition Event:

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Disposition Remarks:

Document Number: 1974SANTIA03749

Document Source: CORE

Document Unique ID: 00

Drafter: n/a

Enclosure: n/a

Executive Order: GS

Errors: N/A

Film Number: D7401 70-0203
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Legacy Key: Iink1974/newtext/t1974068/aaaaagjy.tel

Line Count: 68

Locator: TEXT ON-LINE, ON MICROFILM
Office: ACTION SS

Original Classification: CONFIDENTIAL
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Original Previous Handling Restrictions: n/a
Page Count: 2

Previous Channel Indicators:

Previous Classification: CONFIDENTIAL

Previous Handling Restrictions: EXDIS

Reference: STATE 138029

Review Action: RELEASED, APPROVED

Review Authority: BoyleJA

Review Comment: n/a

Review Content Flags:

Review Date: 02 JUL 2002
Review Event:

Review Exemptions: n/a

Review History: RELEASED <02 JUL 2002 by kelleyw0>; APPROVED <24 MAR 2003 by BoyleJA>

Review Markings:

Declassified/Released
US Department of State
EO Systematic Review
30 JUN 2005

Review Media Identifier:

Review Referrals: n/a
Review Release Date: n/a
Review Release Event: n/a
Review Transfer Date:

Review Withdrawn Fields: n/a

Secure: OPEN

Status: NATIVE

Subject: ANACONDA

TAGS: EIND, Cl, US, ANACONDA

To: STATE

Type: TE

Markings: Declassified/Released US Department of State EO Systematic Review 30 JUN 2005

Declassified/Released US Department of State EO Systematic Review 30 JUN 2005